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leaf miner

[′lēf ‚mīn·ər]

(invertebrate zoology)

Any of the larvae of various insects which burrow into and eat the parenchyma of leaves.

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Correlation of citrus leaf miner (Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton) with snail population in district Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

Effect of Different Temperatures on the Biology of Citrostichus phyllocnistoides (Narayanan) (Hymnoptera: Eulophidae) a Parasitoid of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

The leaf miner attracted attention shortly after its invasion because of its clearly apparent damage pattern (Heitland, Freise, Sturm, & Lenz, 2005).

Analyzing the existence and relation of optimistic bias and first-person perception for an impersonal environmental change

In this respect, several studies have been carried out in recent years on the leaf miner of citrus fruits in various citrus growing countries of the world.

Population dynamics and parasitic complex of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856 (Lepidoptera; Gracillariidae) on three varieties of citrus in Oued-El-Alleug of Mitidja (Algeria)

Now researchers at Newcastle University, and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, who have been studying the spread of the moth, are asking people to help record where damage caused by the leaf miner moth has occurred.

Let's not let our horse chestnut trees conk out

As well as the website, there is also a smartphone app that can be used to upload records of damage caused by the leaf miner moth.

Bonkers but here's the reason why our conkers are getting smaller; Tony Henderson reports on the problem which is blighting chestnut trees and how you can help

Whether it be the effective management of the tomato leaf miner pest or how Nigeria can benefit from the expected $1 trillion African agriculture and agribusiness sector by 2030, one thing is clear: "the best solution still remains an integrated approach," says Claudius-Cole.

Nigeria - Nigeria's "tomato emergency"

Leaf miner incidence in coffee plants under different drip irrigation regimes and planting densities.

Diagnostico de Leucoptera coffeella (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) y sus parasitoides en el departamento de Antioquia, Colombia

Table 1--Average number of lesions and severity of Alternaria alternata in leaves from different tangerine genotypes in the presence (CLM damage) and absence (CLM control) of citrus leaf miner lesions (2010 and 2011).

Positive relationship between citrus leaf miner and alternaria brown spot/Correlacao positiva entre lagarta- minadora-dos-citros e mancha marrom de alternaria

Prof Hugh Evans, who leads the project for Forest Research in Wales, said the leaf miner burrows inside Horse Chestnut leaves, causing them to go brown.

Scientists aim to deliver a knock-out blow for conkers

Among these citrus leaf miner (CLM) Phyllocnistis citrella (Stainton) causes a huge loss of quality citrus fruits (Khair, 2004).

GENETIC RESPONSE OF CITRUS GERMPLASM AGAINST CITRUS LEAF MINER

Keywords: Intercropping, maize, citrus, leaf miner, natural enemies

EFFECT OF INTERCROPPING OF MAIZE IN CITRUS ORCHARDS ON CITRUS LEAF MINER INFESTATION AND POPULATION OF ITS NATURAL ENEMIES

We have the chestnut leaf miner, ash die-back fungus, and now the unlikeliest invader of all, the demon shrimp.